The Centre

The Centre drives high-quality child and youth mental health services by setting the bar for excellence and collaborating with others to pursue continuous quality improvement. We promote evidence-informed service planning and delivery and support practical research to close knowledge gaps when they get in the way of effective and accessible services.

Data sharing agreements

A data sharing agreement is a contract between parties, such as two agencies, that agree to share data. In Ontario’s child and youth mental health sector, the data shared involves personal health information and is governed by the Personal Health Information and Protection Act (PHIPA). Data sharing agreements ensure that the information shared is confidential and secure.